Thread: Faulty gas gauge?

It's not impossible for the level sender to go bad. The little fingers wear out. What level is the gauge "stuck" at?

Thanks for telling us a second time.

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

Thanks for telling us a second time.

To be fair, I did ask.

Yeah, almost certainly a bad sensor. Depending on the mileage and your budget, you may want to consider replacing the whole pump module.

I just couldn't help myself, he said he filled the tank and it hadn't moved so that tells me it's full. Then you asked where it was, I just kind of laughed.

I can see where you were coming from but to me it was just a commom sense guess lol.

LOL. Yeah. I had mine peg at full recently also, but after being on this forum for a couple years, I take NOTHING for granted.

Last summer, I had the minivan gauge quit at half tank. Half to full it worked like normal. So, you never know.

How to change the fuel level sensor....

http://chrisb.users.superford.org/Gr...el_Sensor.html

Meh. My 94 Olds Cutlass will read full until I have 100 miles on the tank. I don't work really hard to top off, but I do get it full. With my avg of 23mpg it means I burn off around 2 gal before it moves and 3-4 before it is below the full hash mark. Deosn't really bother me. I could have adjusted it when I replaced the fuel pump, but I know how it reads. When its on E I have about 15 -20 miles left. It's not the end of the world. Many cars I have driven and been around are the same. You have to put some miles on before the fuel level drops at all.